Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Cellular senescence drives age-dependent hepatic steatosis

  • Mikolaj Ogrodnik,
  • Satomi Miwa,
  • Tamar Tchkonia,
  • Dina Tiniakos,
  • Caroline L. Wilson,
  • Albert Lahat,
  • Christoper P. Day,
  • Alastair Burt,
  • Allyson Palmer,
  • Quentin M. Anstee,
  • Sushma Nagaraja Grellscheid,
  • Jan H J. Hoeijmakers,
  • Sander Barnhoorn,
  • Derek A. Mann,
  • Thomas G. Bird,
  • Wilbert P. Vermeij,
  • James L. Kirkland,
  • João F. Passos,
  • Thomas von Zglinicki,
  • Diana Jurk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15691
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is more common among older individuals. Here, the authors show that senescent cells in the liver promote fat accumulation and steatosis in the liver, and that clearance of senescent cells reduces hepatic steatosis in old, obese or diabetic mice.